AB351: Bill Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly BILL 351

July 31, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Jagler, Skowronski, Edming, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Kurtz, Mursau, Shankland, Sinicki, Tusler and Doyle, cosponsored by Senators Roth, Carpenter and Smith. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB351,1,4 An Act to amend 230.35 (4) (a) 10., 230.35 (4) (c) and 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.); and to create 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes; relating to: the establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill designates November 11, the day on which Veterans Day is traditionally celebrated, as a state holiday on which state offices are closed. Under current law, the offices of the agencies of state government are generally closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and a total of nine state holidays. This bill also increases the number of regular paid holidays state employees receive annually from nine days to ten days and eliminates the personal floating holiday provided to state employees in recognition of Veterans Day.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB351,1 Section 1 . 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB351,1,6 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. November 11.

AB351,2 Section 2. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB351,2,3 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, July 4, November 11, or December 25 falls on Sunday.

AB351,3 Section 3 . 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB351,2,8 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 10 paid holidays annually in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the appointing authorities.

AB351,4 Section 4 . 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB351,2,15 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c) and except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except limited term employees shall earn 3.5 paid personal holidays each calendar year, plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of Veterans Day. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is subject to the following:

AB351,5 Section 5 . Effective date.

AB351,2,17 (1) This bill takes effect on the January 1 after publication.

AB351,2,18 (End)